How you heat your home and where you live will be big factors in how much you pay this winter for fuel, as the cost of certain energy sources is falling while others are rising. The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released its Short-Term Energy Outlook and Winter Fuels Outlook, both of which found that homes using heating oil will see a big jump and those with electric heat also will see an increase, while those using natural gas and propane will see decreased

Retail rates for electricity rose significantly across the U.S. year-over-year between this February and last, but several Mid-Atlantic states including Pennsylvania and Ohio, saw higher than average increases, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently reported. Data from the Electric Power Monthly report shows average revenue per kilowatt hour (kWh) increased by 9% annually to 14.36 cents but several states within the PJM Interconnection region saw much highe

Home energy insecurity is increasing across the U.S., recently released Energy Information Administration data shows. The 2024 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), which the EIA has conducted periodically since 1978, involves a national survey of a representative sample of housing units, as well as a survey of utility billing records. Interviewers collected energy characteristics on 132.5 million housing units, usage patterns, and household demographics during 2024 a